Spain sent a delegation to compete at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...
in
Beijing. The country's delegation consisted of 232 people, including 133 athletes competing in 15 sports. Attending the opening ceremony on September 6 was
Infanta Elena
Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de Silos de Borbón y de Grecia; born 20 December 1963) is the first child and eldest daughter of Juan Carlos I (King of Spain from 1975 to 2014) and Queen Sofía of Spain, and third ...
, President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee Miguel Carballeda, Minister
Mercedes Cabrera
Mercedes Cabrera Calvo-Sotelo, GCIH (born 3 December 1951) is a Spanish politician, political scientist, historian, and minister. She is also niece of Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo Bustelo, former prime minister and of former foreign minister Fernan ...
, and several representatives from the
Madrid Olympic Games Bidding Committee.
Medals
Sports
Archery
Men
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Manuel Candela
Manuel may refer to:
People
* Manuel (name)
* Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* Manu ...
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Men's individual recurve W1/W2
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L 87-96
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Jose Manuel Marin
Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods.
*Jose ben Abin
*Jose ben Akabya
*Jose the Galilean ...
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L 88-102
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Antonio Sanchez
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Men's individual recurve standing
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L 88-97
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Juan Miguel Zarzuela
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...
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W 97-90
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W 98-97
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L 95-102
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Manuel Candela
Manuel may refer to:
People
* Manuel (name)
* Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* Manu ...
Antonio Sanchez Juan Miguel Zarzuela
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...
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Men's team recurve
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L 183-188
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Athletics
Men's track
Men's field
Women's track
Women's field
Boccia
Individual
Pairs / team events
Cycling
Men's road
Men's track
Women's road
Women's track
Football 5-a-side
The men's football 5-a-side team didn't win any medals; they were defeated by
Argentina in the bronze medal match by penalties.
Players
*
Adolfo Acosta Rodriguez
*
Vicente Aguilar Carmona
*
Alfredo Cuadrado
*
Pedro Garcia Villa
*
Carmelo Garrido Alarcon
*
Jose Manuel Gomez
*
Álvaro González Alcaraz
*
Antonio Martin Gaitan
*
Marcelo Rosado Carrasco
Tournament
;Bronze medal match
Goalball
The men's goalball team didn't win any medals; they were 12th out of 12 teams.
Players
*
Vicente Galiana
*
Jose Fernando Garcia
*
Raul Garcia
*
Jose Perez
*
Tomas Rubio
*
Jesus Nazaret Santana Guillen
Tournament
;11/12th classification
Judo
Men
Women
Powerlifting
Women
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Men
Swimming
Men
Women
Table tennis
Men
Teams
Wheelchair fencing
Men
Women
Wheelchair tennis
Men
Women
See also
*
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...
*
Spain at the Paralympics
*
Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics
External links
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official SiteInternational Paralympic Committee
References
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Nations at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008
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Paralympics
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...